Events

Join us as we light up Christchurch in celebration of Tend Women’s Health Week 2026.

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Following the success of last year’s first purple lighting in Auckland with the Sky Tower, we’re expanding the glow across Aotearoa.

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This year, we’re bringing the message of women’s health to Christchurch, lighting up iconic landmarks across the city for the first time throughout the entire week of Women’s Health Week.

📍 Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013
📍 Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū - 312 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013
📍 Bridge of Remembrance - Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
📍 Fanfare - Belfast, Christchurch 8083
📍 New Brighton Pier - Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083
📍 Scott Plaza - Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
📍 VAKA 'A HINA  - 142 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

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Bring your friends, whānau, partners and loved ones along and make a night of it. Head out, explore the city and capture a photo with these special landmarks glowing purple as we shine a light on the importance of women prioritising their health.

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Together, let’s celebrate wāhine and remind everyone that women’s health matters.

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Take a selfie and tag @tendnz #WHW2026 and we’ll share it! 💜

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Join us as we light up Auckland in celebration of Tend Women’s Health Week 2026.

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Following the success of last year’s Sky Tower lighting, we’re bringing the purple glow back to Auckland with both the Sky Tower and Auckland Harbour Bridge lighting up in honour of women’s health and wellbeing.

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Bring your friends, whānau, partners and loved ones along for a special Auckland moment. Make a night of it and take a walk along the iconic Viaduct Harbour for an amazing view or cross the Auckland Light Path for a beautiful view of Sky Tower.

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Head out, enjoy the view and capture a photo with the purple-lit landmarks as we shine a light on the importance of women prioritising their health.

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Together, let’s celebrate wāhine and remind everyone that women’s health matters.  

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‍Take a selfie and tag @tendnz #whw2026 and we’ll share it!

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Saturday 25 July 2026
10:00am – 12:00pm

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Take a moment to slow down and reconnect at Flourish - a calming morning designed to support women's wellbeing through every stage of life.

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Whether you're navigating midlife or menopause, or simply looking to build greater calm, confidence and resilience, this welcoming session offers practical tools you can take into everyday life.

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Enjoy a gentle blend of guided meditation, expert advice, mindful movement, yoga, and a supportive closing circle in a relaxed, beginner-friendly environment.

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✨ Guided meditation
✨ Practical wellbeing tools
✨ Gentle movement and yoga
✨ Supportive closing circle

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All women are welcome. Spaces are limited to just 20 mats, so book now to secure your spot.

Pregnancy can bring incredible joy, but it can also come with unexpected emotional challenges. Looking after your mental wellbeing is just as important as caring for your physical health.

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Join Māmā Jo, a passionate perinatal wellbeing educator who has spent more than 30 years supporting whānau across Aotearoa, for an empowering session on navigating the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy.

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You'll learn practical tools to help regulate your emotions, understand the importance of creating a pregnancy wellness plan, and discover simple ways to prioritise your wellbeing and bring more joy into your pregnancy journey.

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Suicide remains the leading cause of maternal death in Aotearoa. Through community education, Joanne Teina is working towards a future where this heartbreaking statistic is part of the past.

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Whether you're pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or supporting someone who is, this free session offers valuable knowledge, practical advice, and encouragement for every stage of the journey.

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🎟️ Register now for her Facebook Live webinar. I look forward to seeing you there.

Wednesday 12 August from 11am - 1pm

Join us for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to women's health, connection and conversation.

Too often, women's hauora gets pushed to the back burner. We put everyone else first – our whānau, our work, our communities.

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This event is your permission slip to prioritise yourself. To ask the questions that keep you up at night, to connect with other wāhine and to learn from experts who genuinely care about your wellbeing.

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What your ticket includes

• Insights from inspiring speakers and women’s health experts, including Dame Valerie Adams
• The opportunity to ask questions during our live panel discussion
• Funding free cervical screening for a wahine in need
• A welcome drink, plated lunch and dessert

Held in honour of the late Dr Lee Mathias ONZM, a tireless advocate for women’s hauora in Aotearoa, this special long lunch is a chance to step away from the demands of everyday life and focus on something many women put last on their list: their own health.

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Speakers

• Dame Valerie Adams - One of Aotearoa's most iconic athletes. Passionate advocate fnd inspiring speaker on resilience, leadership and health.‍
• Cecilia Robinson - Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Tend Health
• Denise Cosgrove - CEO of The Selwyn Foundation

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Expert panel

• Niki Bezzant - Author & menopause expert
• Dr Amelia Ryan - Obstetrician-gynecologist
• Dr Eileen Sables - GP at Tend Health
• Lily Henderson - NZ Registered Dietician at My Food Bag

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Bring the girls to the table

Whether it’s your leadership team, your women’s network, yoga group or your closest girlfriends - this long lunch is worth the diary block!

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Your ticket help save lives

Every ticket sale goes towards funding free cervical screening for another wahine where cost is a barrier.

Tickets are limited, reserve your table today.

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HERiZON: The Invisible Load | Auckland Tend Women’s Health Week 2026

Date: Thursday 13 August 2026
Time: 8:30am to 12:00pm
Venue: Auckland Business Chamber Level 3, Event Space
Format: Panel conversation and practical workshop

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Many women carry far more than what others see.

The meetings, the deadlines, the family logistics, the mental checklists, the emotional labour, the health concerns, the caregiving, the expectations, and the constant pressure of trying to hold everything together.

Often while making it look effortless.

Over time, this invisible load can impact our wellbeing, sleep, energy, confidence, relationships, leadership, and sense of self.

Yet it remains one of the least visible conversations women are having.

HERiZON: The Invisible Load is a half-day experience designed to create space for women to pause, reflect, connect, and explore practical ways to navigate the pressures many of us carry behind the scenes.

This is not surface-level networking or conversations that stop at inspiration.

It is a morning of honest kōrero, female-focused research, expert insight, practical tools, and meaningful connection.

Because sometimes the things we carry the most are the things nobody sees.

The flow on the day

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1. Welcome to HERiZON
We’ll begin by setting the scene for the morning and exploring why the Invisible Load has become such an important conversation for women today.

2. Female-Focused Research
Kirsten Taylor, Founder of SleepDrops, will share insights from female-focused sleep and menopause research, exploring the connection between health, stress, hormones, recovery, and the invisible pressures many women carry.

3. Panel Conversation
An honest and practical panel discussion bringing together perspectives from women’s health, wellbeing, leadership, business, and lived experience.

Together we’ll explore topics such as:

- Mental and emotional load
- Sleep, hormones, and wellbeing
- Identity and life transitions
- Leadership and performance pressure
- Alcohol, health, and lifestyle choices
- Building sustainable success without burnout

4. Morning Tea + Connection
Space to connect with other women, continue conversations, and build meaningful relationships.

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5. The HERiZON Workshop
This is where we move from awareness into action.

Through guided reflection and practical workbook exercises, you’ll identify the loads you are carrying, explore what is supporting you, and create practical next steps that feel realistic for your life.

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What you'll walk away with

- Practical tools you can implement immediately
- Female-focused health and wellbeing insights
- A printed HERiZON workbook
- Honest conversations and lived experience
- Greater awareness of your invisible load
- Meaningful connection with other women
- Sponsor gifts, offers, and giveaways

Featured wāhine

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Kirsten Taylor
Founder, Researcher and Managing Director, SleepDrops

Dr Frances Pitsilis
Anti-Ageing and Regenerative Medicine Specialist

Emma Williamson
Co-Owner – Ambassador, ANTHEA Drinks

Ivanka Zonjic
Broadcaster, Storyteller and Advocate for Authentic Conversations

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Tend Women’s Health Week 2026

Presented in collaboration with Tend for Women’s Health Week, this event brings together health, wellbeing, leadership, and real conversation in a way that feels relevant, practical, and genuinely supportive.

Because women deserve spaces where they feel seen, heard, and equipped.

Whether you’re leading a business, managing a career, supporting a family, navigating change, or simply carrying more than most people realise this room is for you.

Seen. Shared. Rebalanced.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Mel and Karin

HERiZON: Welcome to the Jungle | Bay of Plenty Tend Women’s Health Week 2026

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Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Time: 8:30am to 12:00pm
Venue: Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club
Format: Panel conversation and practical workshop

Navigate. Normalise. Rise.

Life doesn’t slow down.

And for many women, it can feel like a jungle.

Work. Leadership. Health. Identity. Motherhood. Business. Hormones. Expectations.

All happening at once, often without a map.

HERiZON: Welcome to the Jungle is a workshop-led experience for women navigating the complexity of modern life while still showing up for everyone else.

This isn’t polished panel talk or surface-level networking.

It’s real kōrero, grounded voices, practical tools, and meaningful connection.

We’ll talk honestly about what women are facing right now, including leadership pressure, emotional load, burnout, mental wellbeing, business growth, identity shifts, hormonal transitions, and the messy middle of change.

And we’ll do it alongside wāhine who are living it.

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The flow on the day

8:30am
Doors open, coffee, connection and settling into the room.

9:30am
Welcome, grounding and panel conversation.

Panel Conversation
A raw, real and honest conversation with inspiring wāhine sharing lived experience across wellbeing, business, leadership, motherhood, identity and life.

Morning Tea and Connection
Space to pause, connect, ask questions and continue the kōrero.

Workshop: Navigate. Normalise. Rise.
This is where it gets practical.

You’ll move into an interactive HERiZON workbook session designed to help you reflect, name what’s really going on, and walk away with clarity and next steps, not just notes.

12:00pm
Event close.

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What your ticket includes

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Panel conversation
A raw, real and honest conversation with inspiring wāhine.

Guided HERiZON workbook session
A practical workshop experience designed to help you reflect, reset and take action.

HERiZON workbook
A guided workbook to use during the event and take home for continued reflection.

Morning tea
A chance to pause, connect and continue the kōrero.

Gift and product inclusions
Including a Bhone Beauty bone broth sample inclusion from Renei Kelt, along with sponsor perks and curated giveaways.

Meaningful connection
A room full of women who get it.

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Featured Wāhine

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Karen Murrell
Founder and CEO of Karen Murrell Lipsticks, bringing a powerful founder lens on business, resilience, reinvention and building a values-led New Zealand brand.

Ivanka Zonjić
Media personality and storyteller, bringing warmth, lived experience and honest perspective around confidence, identity, communication and navigating change.

Renei Kelt
Founder of Bhone Beauty, a New Zealand wellness brand built on a simple belief: nourishing yourself shouldn’t be complicated. After becoming a mother and hitting her own wall with energy, gut health and skin, she created Bhone from the ground up. Working alongside scientists and microbiologists, Renei developed premium bone broth blends designed for real women, real routines and real results.

Chrissy
Speaker details to be announced soon.

More speaker details to be announced soon.

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Proudly supported by

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HERiZON: Welcome to the Jungle BOP is proudly supported by Spark Business Hub Bay of Plenty as our lead event partner.

We’re grateful for their support in helping us bring this experience to the Bay of Plenty and create a space for women in business, leadership, wellbeing and life to connect, reflect and reset.
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Partner inclusions

With thanks to Bhone Beauty by Renei Kelt for providing a bone broth sample inclusion for attendees.
More partner details and inclusions will be announced soon.

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This room is for you if you are: 

‍- Leading a team

- Building a business
- Navigating motherhood, hormones, burnout or change
- Carrying a lot behind the scenes
- Looking for meaningful connection beyond standard networking
- Ready for honest conversations and practical tools
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Ticket releases

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Early Bird Release: $69
Limited first release.

General Admission: $79
Standard release.

Final Release: $89
Final allocation once earlier releases sell out.

HERiZON: Welcome to the Jungle is proudly aligned with Tend Women’s Health Week 2026.

We’re choosing conversation over silence, tools over overwhelm, and community over comparison.

This is about creating spaces where women feel seen, supported and equipped, not fixed.

Because the jungle looks different depending on where you are in your journey.

Navigate. Normalise. Rise.